Class of 2018 Geography Graduation Reception

On June 15th, outside Ellison Hall in our courtyard, the Department of Geography held it’s annual Geography Graduation Reception, from 3:30-5:30pm. Student’s families and friends were all welcome! We awarded a group of students with various awards, and after, enjoyed a reception full of laughter, excitement and photos documenting the celebratory weekend.

We would like to acknowledge and thank a few students who have gone above and beyond, awarding Briant Fabela, Jason Granados, and Riley Anderson with the Outstanding Service to the Geography Department Award. These students provided leadership as officers of the Geography Club, dedicated to increasing Geography’s presence on campus.

Awarded to the graduating senior who has majored in Geography and has attained the highest overall grade point average, is the Chair’s Award for Excellence in Geography. This year’s recipient is Zifan Wang, with a perfect 4.0 cumulative GPA.

Photo Courtesy: Katie O’Brien

Students who have earned the Outstanding Achievement in the Geography Major Award are pictured here, graduating with a grade point average of 3.5 or higher in upper division Geography classes. Here is a list of recipients of this award:

Zifan Wang

Thomas Smith

Meilin Shi

Riley Anderson

Danny Kolosta

Mitchell Johnson

Jonathan Trautman

Savannah Van Akin

Anthony Farris

Noah Gluschankoff

Jason Langley

Erica O’Connor

Garret Bell

Braden Holt

Alex Burrow

Grant Catlin

Francisco Reyes

Sterling Henken

Lila Kubler-Dudgeon

Monica Lemus Valencia

Alex Milward

Denley Rodriguez

Yuchen Zhang

Tess Irving-Ruffing

Jack Martin

Thomas Ciaramitaro

Emma Shapiro

Lisa Nguyen

William Fredrick

Emma Ray

Photo Courtesy: Katie O’Brien

Congratulations to our graduating class of 2018!

This includes 89 students, 39 of whom will earn the Bachelor of Arts, 30 with a Bachelor of Arts with a GIS Emphasis, and 20 earning the Bachelor of Science in Physical Geography. Thirteen of our graduates have earned a double major.